Lin Mo walked alone through a wasteland, deliberately slowing his pace so his pursuers would find him.
The samurai chasing him obligingly caught up and surrounded him.
Their leader was Bat Man, a fat man armed with a bow, with a pair of bat wings flapping behind him and a face that resembled a bat.
Bat Man had the powers of a bat-model Zoan Artificial Devil Fruit. His hearing was six times sharper than a human's, and he had heard Lin Mo from far away.
He was also one of the Gifters, a member of the Beasts Pirates led by Kaido.
Every member of the Beasts Pirates was a Zoan Devil Fruit user, and more than half had gained their powers by eating Artificial Devil Fruits. In descending order of rank, the crew consisted of the governor-general, the All-Stars, the Headliners, the Numbers, the Gifters, the Pleasures, and the Waiters. Six of the Headliners were far stronger and ranked higher than the others, earning them the name "Flying Six." There were only three All-Stars, the three calamities serving under Kaido: Jin the Wildfire, Queen the Plague, and Jack the Drought.
Jack was the unlucky fellow who had lost an ear to Little White in Dressrosa.
Back in the wilderness.
Bat Man flapped his wings, bow in hand, and stared grimly at Lin Mo. "You must have a death wish, stealing Lord Orochi's food," he said irritably. "Today is the day you die!"
With that, Bat Man immediately attacked with his bow.
Countless arrows whistled toward Lin Mo.
Although the arrows were fast, they seemed absurdly slow to Lin Mo.
Drawing Nidai Kitetsu, Lin Mo casually swung a few times and cut every one of Bat Man's arrows in half.
Shock spread across Bat Man's face. "You blocked them all! I